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Side View of a single engined, single seat bi-plane light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low latitude, less than a metre above a grass runway. The plane is mostly red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON", with similar white stripes running the length of the spats on the main wheels, under the wings. The front of the tail is red, with white "Pitts S-1S"text, while the rear is covered in a red and white checkerboard pattern, which can also be seen on the outer panels of the under side of the wings. A person wearing a white flying helmet can be seen in the single seat cockpit, under a domed canopy. Grrn grass fills the rest of the frame, with the plane casting a strong shadow on the ground behind it, suggesting that the sun is coming from the top left corner.

Manchester Monday 15th June 2026.

2026-06-15

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 15, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A300, AerLingus, Airbus, AirShow, AMX, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F50, Fokker, InterEuropean, ItalianAirForce, L13, LufthansaCityLine, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Monarch, OnThisDay, photography, PierB, Pitts, planespotting, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, Runway06, Runway24, S1, ShadowMossRoad, Special, VC10, Vickers, Woodford

On This Day 15th June 1996.Read More

G-STUA, Pitts S-2A Special, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

Photo of the Day 15th May 2026.

2026-05-15

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 15, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: . B737, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, C152, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FigtehrMeet, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Heathrow, LaudaAir, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, RingwayRoad, Runway23Right, RyanAir, S2, SheikhKamalAdham, Special, StaplefordFlightCentre

Side view of a small, single-engined biplane light aircraft taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane is mostly red, with a pair of white stripes running along the body, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the rear fuselage. White text on the tail reads "Pitts", in a rather ornate font, with smaller "S-1S" text in a more normal typeface below. The rear, moving portion of the tail is painted in a red and white checkerboard pattern. The upper surfaces of the wings and horizontal stabiliser are covered in a red and white sunburst pattern. The plane's pilot can be seen through the close, blue-tinted cockpit canopy, wearing a grey cloth flying helmet. Short green grass fills the foreground, with slightly longer grass filling the background.

Photo of the Day 21st April 2026.

2026-04-21

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 21, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirMalta, AvGeek, aviation, B747, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, CanadianAirlines, CorseAir, DC10, Douglas, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EuropeanAviation, FRA, Frankfurt, LFPO, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Runway05Right, S1, SouthSide, Special, TailsTuesday

Side view of a red, single-engined biplane taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. A pair of white lines wrap above and below the engine cowling in the nose, then run towards the rear, getting thinner as they go, overlaid with the white registration "G-HOON" on the lower rear fuselage, just aft of the bubble canopy over the single seat cockpit. The text "Pitts S-1S" is on the top half of the front of the red tail, with a red and white checkerboard pattern on the rear. The checkerboard pattern is repeated on the outer faces of the undersides of the wings. The white propellor at the front is a spinning white blur. Red spats over the main wheels have similar white stripes on the side Green grass fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 13th March 2026.

2026-03-13

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 13, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Aerosaptiale, Alitalia, AS355, ATR72, Aurigny, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, Condor, DC9, Douglas, Ecureil, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Liverpool, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, Police, Runway23Left, S1, SouthSide, Speke

Manchester Monday 26th January 2026.

2026-01-26

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 26, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A350, Airbus, AirEngiadina, AirportHotel, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B200, B737, B757, Barton, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, Canadair, CathayPacific, CimberAir, CRJ100, DO328, Dornier, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, HeklaAurora, IcelandAir, IrishAirCorps, KingAir, L13, L5, LaudaAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthFlying, Oasis, OnThisDay, PierB, Pitts, planespotting, Portugalia, Runway23Right, S2, SA227, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, Special, Swearingen, Woodford

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